Stravinsky, Igor (Fyodorovich)
- Stravinsky, Igor (Fyodorovich)
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born June 17, 1882, Oranienbaum, Russia
died April 6, 1971, New York, N.Y., U.S.
Russian-born U.S. composer.
Son of an operatic bass,
he decided to be a composer at age 20 and studied privately with Nikolay Rimsky-
Korsakov (
1902–
08).
His Fireworks (
1908)
was heard by the impresario Sergey Diaghilev,
who commissioned Stravinsky to write the Firebird ballet (
1910);
its dazzling success made him Russia'
s leading young composer.
The great ballet score Petrushka (
1911)
followed.
His next ballet,
The Rite of Spring (
1913),
with its shifting and audacious rhythms and its unresolved dissonances,
was a landmark in music history;
its Paris premiere caused an actual riot in the theatre,
and Stravinsky'
s international notoriety was assured.
In the early 1920s he adopted a radically different style of restrained Neoclassicism
employing often ironic references to older music
in works such as his Octet (
1923).
His major Neoclassical works include Oedipus rex (
1927)
and the Symphony of Psalms (
1930)
and culminate in the opera The Rake's Progress (
1951).
From 1954 he employed serialism,
a compositional technique.
His later works include Agon (
1957)
and Requiem Canticles (1966).
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Stravinsky,Igor Fyodorovich — Stra·vin·sky (strə vĭnʹskē), Igor Fyodorovich. 1882 1971. Russian born composer of ballets, including The Firebird (1910), symphonies, operas, such as The Rake s Progress (1951), and other innovative works. His ballet The Rite of Spring provoked… … Universalium
Stravinsky, Igor — ▪ Russian composer Introduction in full Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky born June 5 [June 17, New Style], 1882, Oranienbaum [now Lomonosov], near St. Petersburg, Russia died April 6, 1971, New York, New York, U.S. Russian born composer whose work … Universalium
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky — noun composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882 1971) • Syn: ↑Stravinsky, ↑Igor Stravinsky • Derivationally related forms: ↑Stravinskian (for: ↑Stravinsky), ↑Stravinskyan ( … Useful english dictionary
Igor Stravinsky — noun composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882 1971) • Syn: ↑Stravinsky, ↑Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky • Derivationally related forms: ↑Stravinskian (for: ↑Stravinsky), ↑Stravinskyan … Useful english dictionary
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Stravinsky — noun 1. composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882 1971) (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑Igor Stravinsky, ↑Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky • Derivationally related forms: ↑Stravinskian, ↑Stravinskyan … Useful english dictionary
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Stravinsky — n. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 1971), Russian born composer of ballets … English contemporary dictionary